Gang-plow.



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W. S. GRAHAM.

GANG PLOW. APPLICATION FILED 210v. 1, 1909.

- Patented May 16, 1911.

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W. S. GRAHAM.

GANG PLOW. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1969.

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Patented May 16, 1911.

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W. 'S. GRAHAM.

GANG PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1909.

Patented May 16, 1911.

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WILLIAM S. GRAHAM, F CANTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO PARLIN AND OBENDORFF 00., OF CANTON, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

GANG-PLOW.

. useful Improvements in Gang-Flows,- of

particularly to plows in which a plurality,

which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawni s.

ily invention relates to gang plows and of independent plows are connected to a draft frame adapted .to be drawn by a traction engine.

One object of my, invention is to provide new and improved mechanism' for such plows whereby the several levers by which the plows are raised or lowered out of and into the'ground may be turned so as to project toward a common center over the draftplatform so as to .be easily worked by the operator standing on the platform. Heretofore, it has been customary in plows of this class to have the operating levers stand in linesgenerally parallel to the plow beams, and, as there are a number of these plows on a single machine, this separates the handles of the levers in such a way that it makes it inconvenient and unhandy for one man to operate them.

Another object of my invention is to provide in such lowsa gage wheel in, front of each plow aditpted to casterwhenthe machine is turned. It has been customary in other plows of this character to have the gage wheel held against side swingingi In turning, therefore, the whel'is obliged to slide laterally more or less, tending to strain the plows and the beams and even bend them out of shape.

In the drawings :Figure l is a top; or plan view of a plow showing the separate plows, with the platform removedfrom the draft frame in order to show the working parts. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the draft frame and oneof the plows with its accompanying operating devices, with the plow in lowered position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of thesleeve on whichthe lever and its cooperating devices are mounted. Fig. 4 is a side view of one of the plow beams, operating lever, and-attached devices, showing the plow. in raised osition.

Referringto the drawingss-li) indicates the draft frame as a Whole which is com- Speification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1911.

Application med November 1, 1909. Serial no. 525,720.

posed of rear oblique bar 20, corner bar 21, front cross bar 22, longitudinal bar 23 connecting the front cross bar 22 and the rearend of the oblique bar and set at a slight angle to the' line of draft, and of longitudinal brace'bar24 connectingthe front bar and oblique bars. These bars are all preferably constructed of angle-iron and rigidly fastened together in any well-known manner, as by corner plates and bolts or rivets.

25 indicates a supporting wheel which is journaled on a shaft 26 supported by bars 23'-20.

27 indicates caster wheels which are pivotally supported in any-well-known manner, as by brackets 28, on the front'bar 22, by means of frames 27 which extend backward under the curved tracks 29.

. 30 indicates hitch yokes, 31 the usual clevises, and 32 hitch rings which may be of any well-known type and construction.

33 indicates brackets which are of triangularshape, the hypotenuse of each triangle corresponding generally to the angle of slope of the rear inclined bar 20. At the forward angle of the bracket, the bracket is pivotally 37- 38 indicate plow beams whose forward ends are'pivotally mounted on the pin 36 by means of couplings 39 of any approved-type. 'The plow beam 38 is preferably straight throughout its entire length, while the beam 37 preferably diverges at its forward end so as to widen the distance between the .beams for the purpose of';having a sufliciently wide support between the couplings, and-said beams are held apart by suitable Spreaders, as 40, throughwhich passes one of the bolts which connectsthe'rearward end of the couplings 39 to' the respective plow beams.

4142 indicate clamps by means of which a sleeve 43 is rotatably secured to each of the plow beams 37. The sleeve 43 is provided with a cylindrical portion 44 by means of which it is clamped to the beam'37 by the clamps 41-42, being journaled in said clamps. The sleeve 43 is also provided with a forwardly-projecting arm 45 and a rearwardly-extending arm 46.

41-42, the lever may be turned 47 indicates a standard which is ]GuL' naled in the sleeve 43 and projects downward therefrom.

48 indicates segmental racks, which, at their lower ends, are bolted to the forward ends of the extension arms 45, one upon each side thereof, and at their upper ends they are connected to in ace bars 49 the lower ends of which are connected to the rear extension arms 46.

50 indicates lifting levers whose lower ends 51 are forked, as is best shown in Fig. 1, and are pivotally connected to bosses 52 upon each side of the rearward extending arm 46 of the sleeve 43, a suitable bolt passing through the lower end of braces 49, forked arm 51 of the levers, and arm 46. The levers are provided with the customary spring-bolts 53 operated by-the usual hand latches and rods.

54 indicates a collar secured near the upper end of the standards 47 by means of suitable cotter pins.

55 indicates a link, the upper end of which is. pivotally connected with the collar 54 and the lower end with a projecting arm 56, rigidly secured to or formed integrally with the forked portion 51 of the lever 50.

57 indicates gage wheels which are journaled upon suitable axles between arms or yoke straps 58.

59 indicates brackets on the lower ends of the standards 47 and provided with suitable flanges 60 between which the forward ends of the yoke straps 58 are secured and which hold the yoke in proper relation to the standard.

61 indicates a suitable standard mounted on the plow beams 3738, bearing at its lower end a plow 62'0f any approved type.

It will be obvious from the above description that by moving the lifting lever the plow may be raised and lowered, the swinging of the lever by means of the connections 54-55, and arm 56, sliding the standard 47 longitudinally of itself in the sleeve 43, whereby, the gage ,wheel resting upon the ground, the plow may be raised or lowered, as is illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4. At the same time,'it will be obvious that this lift ing lever and its cooperating mechanism, being mounted upon the sleeve 43 and the sleeve 43 being journaled in the clamps horizontally and set in any desired relation to the plow beam without in any way interfering with its lifting operation. By this means, the several levers of a number of plows may be swungtoward a common center so that they may be all easily accessible to and operated by an operator standing on the platform-of the draft frame. The lever maybe setin any position by tightening tne bolts by which the clamping plates secure it to the plow beam.

At the same time, the caster wheel A being mounted on the standard 47, and the standard 47 being journaled in the sleeve 48, the gage wheel 57 will caster when the plow is turned, the collar 54 be a' loosely mounted on the top of the standard i. so that the standard may turn without affecting the position of the lever.

While I have shown each plow mounted independently of all the others and each provided with a lever 71 by which it may be regulated, I do not restrict myself to that specific construction, except as hereinafter claimed, as a plurality of plows might of course be mounted on a single beam and be regulated by a single lever without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

1. In a gang plow, the combination with i a draft frame, a plurality of plow'beams pivotally connected with said frame and adapted to be raised and lowered on said pivotal connections relative to said frame, and plows carried by said plow beams, of a gage wheel mounted on each of said plow beams in advance of said plow and adapted to turn thereon on a vertical pivot, .and a lever connected with eachgage wheel by the operation of which lever the beam and the plow carried thereby may be raised relative to the gage wheel whereby the plow is lifted outof the ground.

2. In a gang plow, the draft frame, a plurality of-plow beams connected with said frame, and plows carried by said plow. beams, of a gage wheel mounted on each of said plow beams in advance combination with a 1 which lever said wheel may be raised or lowered relative to its beam, each of said levers being ada ted to swing about a vertical axis whereby t e free ends of said levers may be turned toward a common position over said frame. v 3. In a gang plow, frame, a plurality ofbeams connected with in combination, a draft said draft frame, plows on said plow beams,

and a lifting lever for each plow' beam adapted to swing about a vertical axis whereby the free. ends of said levers may be turned toward a common posit-ion over said frame;

of said levers being adapted to swing about a vertical axis whereby the free ends of said levers may he turned toward a common po-' sition ever said frame.-

5. in a gang plow, in combination, a draft frame, a plurality of beams connected with said draft frame, plows on said plow beams, a standard mounted on each of said plow beams and movable therein longitudinally of itself, a lever, and co-acting lifting mechanism carried by each of said plow beams and horizontally-rotatable thereon whereby the free ends of said levers may be swung tosaid draft frame, plows on said plow beams, a sleeve rotatably carried on each of said plow beams, a standard journaled in said sleeve and movable longitudinally of itself therein, a gage wheel carried on the lower end of said standard, a lever and cooperating devices mounted on said sleeve, and connections between said lever and said standard, adapted when said lever'is moved to move said standard longitudinally of itself in said sleeve.

WILLIAM S. GRAHAM. ,Vitnesses WILLIAM M. Caves, S. N. ARNOLD.

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